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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adolphe carry for the murder victim when he walked her home?

2. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?

3. How long had the first person interviewed known the murder victims?

4. What is the style of Dupin and the narrator's home?

5. What does the Narrator claim doesn't make a good player?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the killer exit the room in which the murders took place?

2. Describe the reason why you think the title was chosen.

3. Describe the relationship between the laundress and the two murdered women.

4. What elements make "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" a detective story?

5. Describe the way the orangutan behaved after killing the women, according to the sailor.

6. Describe Adolphe's encounter with Madame L'Espanaye.

7. How did others view the murder victims before they died?

8. Describe how the killer killed the two women.

9. How do the neighbors react to the murders at the Rue Morgue?

10. Why is Adolphe arrested for the murders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of story is "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"? How would you describe it to somebody who had not read a mystery short story before?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the story's narrator in the overall story?

Essay Topic 3

How does the story's title relate to the plot, setting, and characters?

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